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October 2019
Mediation Skills Training Institute for Church Leaders
Mediation Skills Training Institute for Church Leaders (October 14-18, 2019; Federal Way, WA) The Mediation Skills Training Institute is designed to equip church leaders with the skills necessary to deal effectively with interpersonal, congregational, and other forms of group conflict. The five-day institute also includes a component on congregational mediation and consultation, placed within the context of family systems theory. Although focused primarily on the church setting, the skills learned are directly transferable to other settings. Thus, managers in business, attorneys, experienced mediators,…
Find out more »Advanced Clergy Clinic 2019-2020 (Part 1 of 3)
Lombard Mennonite Peace Center will again host its Advanced Clergy Clinic in Family Emotional Process over this coming fall, winter, and spring. Since the publication of Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogue, by Dr. Edwin Friedman, pastors and other clergy have recognized the importance of understanding Bowen family systems theory as it relates to congregational systems. Dr. Murray Bowen understood families as emotional systems impacted by two key factors: the level of anxiety within the system and…
Find out more »Clergy Clinic in Family Emotional Process, Group A 2019-2020 (Part 1 of 3)
Clergy Clinic in Family Emotional Process (Group A) Lombard Mennonite Peace Center will host its Clergy Clinic in Family Emotional Process over this coming fall, winter, and spring. The Clergy Clinic in Family Emotional Process is designed to enhance the ability of participants to function as self-differentiated leaders within their own ministry setting. It will provide a safe forum for processing challenging situations in one’s ministry, while also facilitating reflection on a way of thinking about the human condition which…
Find out more »November 2019
Clergy Clinic in Family Emotional Process, Group B, 2019-2020 (1 of 3)
Lombard Mennonite Peace Center will host its Clergy Clinic in Family Emotional Process over this coming fall, winter, and spring. The Clergy Clinic in Family Emotional Process is designed to enhance the ability of participants to function as self-differentiated leaders within their own ministry setting. It will provide a safe forum for processing challenging situations in one’s ministry, while also facilitating reflection on a way of thinking about the human condition which has implications for all aspects of life. Since…
Find out more »Mediation Skills Training Institute for Church Leaders
Mediation Skills Training Institute for Church Leaders (November 18-22, 2019 in Arlington, TX) : The Mediation Skills Training Institute is designed to equip church leaders with the skills necessary to deal effectively with interpersonal, congregational, and other forms of group conflict. The five-day institute also includes a component on congregational mediation and consultation, placed within the context of family systems theory. Although focused primarily on the church setting, the skills learned are directly transferable to other settings. Thus, managers in…
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